Ancient Greek History

Description: Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald KaganThis is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period. Students read original sources in translation as well as the works of modern scholars. Click the link for the tutorials: 1.http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses#g/c/023BCE5134243987 2.http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/ancient-greek-history-audio/id341651987...

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Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Ancient and Medieval PhilosophyDescription: This course will concentrate on major figures and persistent themes in ancient and medieval philosophy. A balance will be sought between scope and depth, the latter ensured by a close reading of selected texts from Plato, Aristotle, Lucretius, Marcus Aurelius, Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas. For all available materials for the course, “Ancient and Medieval Philosophy”, visit the Notre Dame OpenCourseWare site. Click the link below for tutorial: 1.http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/ancient-medieval-philosophy/id382668779 2.http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-and-medieval-philosophy/lectures...

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The Elements of Drawing- Oxford University

Description: Stephen Farthing R.A. presents eight practical drawing classes using John Ruskin’s teaching collections to explain the basic principles of drawing. This series accompanies 'The Elements of Drawing', a searchable and browsable online version of the teaching collection and catalogues assembled by John Ruskin for his Oxford drawing schools. For further information please visit http://ruskin.ashmolean.org/ 1.http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/the-elements-of-drawing/id442428...

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SmARThistory Video Lectures

SmARThistory Video Lectures by Beth Harris, MoMA & Steven Zucker, Pratt Institute Click the link below for video tutorial: 1.http://vimeo.com/user540885/videos 2.http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/videos.h...

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Masterpieces of Western Art

Masterpieces of Western Art by Columbia University Click the link below for video tutorial: 1.http://itunes.apple.com/institution/columbia-university/id412478445#ls=1 ...

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Introduction to Visual Thinking

Introduction to Visual Thinking by UC BerkeleyClick the link below for the tutorial: 1.http://webcast.berkeley.edu/playlist#c,s,All,17E8512F6565AC39 2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0jmaarz2RY...

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Foundations of American Cyber-Culture

 Foundations of American Cyber-Culture by UC BerkeleyClick the link in the below for tutorial: 1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpCu8nNw...

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Art History: Ancient to Medieval Penn State, Heather McCune Bruhn

Art History: Ancient to Medieval – iTunes Video – Penn State, Heather McCune Bruhn Click the link below for the tutorial: 1.http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=429890882...

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Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lecturesby Oxford University

Description   Lecture series on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art. This part examines the interpretation of literature, the expression of emotion in music, and the definition of art Click the link for video tutorials: http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/aesthetics-philosophy-art/id426430244...

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Roman Architecture with Diana E. E. Kleiner

Description: This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their decoration, including mural painting. While architectural developments in Rome, Pompeii, and Central Italy are highlighted, the course also provides a survey of sites and structures in what are now North Italy, Sicily, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and North Africa. The lectures are illustrated with over 1,500 images,...

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Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiryby Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn, Alex MacLean

Description: This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, of investigating landscapes and expressing ideas. Readings, observations, and photographs form the basis of discussions on landscape, light, significant detail, place, poetics, narrative, and how photography can inform design and planning, among other issues. Click the link below for the tutorial: http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/sensing-place-photography/id354868915#ls=1 ...

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Hannibalby Stanford Continuing Studies Program

Description: Hannibal is a name that evoked fear among the ancient Romans for decades. His courage, cunning and intrepid march across the dangerous Alps in 218 BCE with his army and war elephants make for some of the most exciting passages found in ancient historical texts written by Polybius, Livy, and Appian. And they continue to inspire historians and archaeologists today. The mystery of his exact route is still a topic of debate, one that has consumed Patrick Hunt (Director of Stanford’s Alpine Archaeology Project) for more than a decade....

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Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia – ἀρχαῖος, arkhaios, "ancient"; and -λογία, -logia, "-logy"), is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record). It is important to note that archaeology does not include the discipline of paleontology. Because archaeology employs a wide range of different procedures, it can be considered...

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